Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 450lbs too thinly tested for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 5.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold 8.00 lower on a light test. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 8, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.93/cwt on 998 head.

Average price

$274.93

998 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$35.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	276.63	1,363	161
Medium and Large 1	594	275.49	1,637	638
Medium and Large 1-2	540	274.38	1,483	182
Large 1-2	544	243.86	1,326	14thin
Large 1	595	241.00	1,434	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.63/cwt here — about −$71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale998 hd

274.93

—

CO average5 barns · 5,097 hd

271.68

+3.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	186.80/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,702	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	281.97/cwt	281.00–283.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	243.27/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,146	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	319.67/cwt	313.00–329.00	1,378	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	622	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	311.16/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,466	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	232.07/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,787	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	295.93/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	230.95/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,510	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	240.83/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,508	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,877	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	249.12/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,462	54
Steers	Large 1-2	—	403	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	366.58/cwt	360.00–369.00	1,327	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	264.03/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,357	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	263.89/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,509	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	340.57/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,400	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,246	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,882	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	243.47/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,602	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	279.15/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,499	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	260.91/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,615	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	266.71/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,539	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	272.81/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,004	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	927	165.25/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	204	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	228.59/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,561	10
Bulls	Large 1Natural	—	470	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,095	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	176.71/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,617	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	223.15/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,241	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	247.57/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,322	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	236.15/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,235	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	225.08/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,501	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	220.35/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,388	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	275.62/cwt	271.00–281.00	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	236.21/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,129	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	507.69/head	500.00–510.00	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	226.27/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,426	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,041	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,014	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	260.86/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,111	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	170.24/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,733	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	234.49/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,351	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	264.68/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,390	55
Heifers	Large 2	—	457	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	281.81/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,175	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	240.90/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,392	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,946	6
Steers	Large 1	—	595	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	180.51/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	255.99/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,216	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	275.12/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,304	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	327.62/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,288	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	347.54/cwt	346.00–348.00	1,314	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	233.41/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,468	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	225.48/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,628	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	295.67/cwt	289.00–308.00	1,535	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	233.19/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,663	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	341.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	637.26/head	600.00–675.00	637	11

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Receipts 2,476Last week 3,176Year ago 2,239

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	911	181.00–191.00	186.80
7	—	1,011	181.00	181.00
10	—	683	228.00–229.00	228.59
12	—	227	500.00–510.00	507.69
7	—	810	216.00	216.00
12	—	339	300.00	300.00
55	—	525	260.00–273.00	264.68
66	—	578	236.00–246.00	240.90
6	—	1,209	161.00	161.00
16	—	980	172.00–189.00	180.51
12	—	266	300.00	300.00
2	—	760	225.00	225.00
41	—	474	274.00–285.00	275.12
42	—	629	231.00–237.00	233.41
28	—	722	223.00–226.00	225.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	281.00	281.00
32	—	368	269.00–281.00	272.81
13	—	927	161.00–166.00	165.25
1	—	660	205.00	205.00
14	—	556	221.00–227.00	223.15
37	—	523	230.00–242.00	236.15
44	—	630	216.00–223.00	220.35
12	—	478	229.00–241.00	236.21
4	—	1,041	164.00	164.00
23	—	426	258.00–268.00	260.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
4	—	204	485.00	485.00
30	—	915	173.00–179.00	176.71
39	—	534	244.00–256.00	247.57
37	—	667	223.00–226.00	225.08
11	—	282	271.00–281.00	275.62
37	—	630	226.00–227.00	226.27
4	—	806	202.00	202.00
24	—	337	301.00	301.00
19	—	1,018	161.00–172.00	170.24
27	—	576	231.00–238.00	234.49
43	—	417	273.00–284.00	281.81
61	—	475	253.00–260.00	255.99
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	291	281.00–283.00	281.97
14	—	471	236.00–253.00	243.27
8	—	446	291.00–311.00	295.93
54	—	587	246.00–251.00	249.12
37	—	514	252.00–272.00	264.03
44	—	393	327.00–330.00	327.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	431	313.00–329.00	319.67
35	—	654	230.00–236.00	230.95
18	—	626	240.00–241.00	240.83
2	—	195	525.00	525.00
1	—	225	450.00	450.00
42	—	572	259.00–268.00	263.89
2	—	838	221.00	221.00
6	—	485	276.00	276.00
7	—	291	342.50	342.50
37	—	537	275.00–287.00	279.15
9	—	378	346.00–348.00	347.54
8	—	316	340.00–345.00	341.23
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	226.00	226.00
5	—	403	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	471	301.00–319.00	311.16
36	—	770	231.00–234.00	232.07
4	—	856	228.00	228.00
19	—	816	230.00	230.00
28	—	362	360.00–369.00	366.58
4	—	1,084	189.00	189.00
30	—	411	332.50–345.00	340.57
21	—	346	360.00	360.00
16	—	909	207.00	207.00
6	—	963	197.00	197.00
25	—	658	241.00–247.00	243.47
180	—	619	246.00–265.00	260.91
30	—	577	263.00–270.00	266.71
138	—	519	289.00–308.00	295.67
57	—	713	228.00–239.00	233.19
11	—	224	600.00–675.00	637.26
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	470	233.00	233.00

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